Francis I

Renaissance Warrior and Patron: The Reign of Francis I

By R.J. Knecht (1926- )

Emeritus Professor of French History,

University of Birmingham

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 2003

(Rev.ed.)

ISBN 052157885X / 978-0521578851

Originally published as ‘Francis I’ in 1982

ISBN 0521243440

‘Renaissance Warrior and Patron: The Reign of Francis I’ is a meticulous and academic study by an expert in the period. Knecht re-wrote this book for its second edition in his “retirement”.

The Desmond Seward book is a popular history with many photographs and illustrations with an overview of the early 16th Century.

Leonie Frieda’s new biography is a popular history for a wide audience and has had generally positive comments from readers and reviewers

A biography of this king was promised in the ‘French Monarchs’ series but this line of books was discontinued. Use the link above for further information